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In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem

In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched EcosystemThousands of handmade ceramic tiles form the collaborative "Shape of Movement."

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Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of...

Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of America as an imperial power cuts against its self-image as a righteous cradle of democracy” and what that means for the next Black president.

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David Daigle’s Elaborate Punch-Cut Paper Pieces Excavate Commercial Imagery

David Daigle’s Elaborate Punch-Cut Paper Pieces Excavate Commercial ImageryThe forthcoming show 'The Death of Beauty' at Track 16 investigates intersections of identity, desire, and consumer culture.

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Alex Lifeson talks about the “Closer To The Heart” intro #guitar #guitarist #shorts

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Dickover of the Week: The Observer

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Bharat Iyer: Let’s be real … if The Observer actually cared at all about your privacy, they wouldn’t share your personal data with ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE FUCKING PARTNERS. [...] Imagine if, upon purchasing a copy of the Sunday newspaper in 1791, you were followed aro...

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A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011...

A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake ricocheted off the Earth’s core and shifted the entirety of Japan 6 millimeters to the east, enough to disrupt GPS measurements.

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A Diehard Drinker Accidentally Quits

"The cultural discourse around avoiding alcohol never convinced me—and why sober up when the world is burning? Then life intervened."

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Intentionally doing dumb things (don't try this at home)

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(comic) Remind yourself why you do this

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America vs Europe: Two Ways to Build a City

Architect and urban & computational designer Abhinav Bhardwaj made this great set of slides comparing urban design in the US and Europe, peppered with pithy observations like: European space is shaped on purpose: American open space is what’s left over. Small blocks make more corners, more routes, more street life. A fine grid offers hundreds of routes; the tree offers one way out. (thx, meg) Tags: Abhinav Bhardwaj · architecture · cities · design · urban planning

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On Japan’s Post Office For Letters to the Dead

"Sally Hayden explores the ways we cope with loss in times of crisis."

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Willie Cole Traverses ‘Mind, Body, and Soul’ in Expressive Mixed Media Assemblages

Willie Cole Traverses ‘Mind, Body, and Soul’ in Expressive Mixed Media AssemblagesCole's imaginative sculptures tap into environmentalism, consumerism, and global traditions and histories.

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Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their...

Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their knowledge and reasoning through billions of numbers called ‘the weights.’ ‘In the weights’ means that a model is able to recall someone without using tools like web search.”

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Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless...

Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless supply of bad news. “We are the same species as we were thousands of years ago. What’s changed is the size of the world it’s asked to scan for threats.”

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“Henry v Lalas Is the World Cup’s Most Compelling Battle”

Although I’ve seen a highlight or two, I have not overcome my FIFA+Fox+Trump disgust to watch any of the World Cup so far. MAGA dipshit Alexi Lalas is high on the list of reasons not to tune into any of Fox’s braindead coverage, but it sounds like he’s being dragged on the r...

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Processed Food Won’t Kill You

From bread and yogurt to frozen vegetables, most of us eat processed food every day. The real story is more complicated than “processed = bad”, and some processing can even make food safer and more nutritious. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshort...

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This is probably the definitive post about web browsers...

This is probably the definitive post about web browsers on video game consoles.

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Beyond the Game: Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest

Today, we step onto the four acres of Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest. And we learn how what started as a neighborhood project evolved into an open-source grocery store. 

This episode is part of our ongoing coverage of the soccer world championship. In each episode, we take you beyond the stadium, and to a nearby wonder that’s off the beaten track.


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sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 adds migrations and nested transactions

sqlite-utils is my combined Python library and CLI tool for working with SQLite databases. It provides an extensive set of higher-level operations on top of Python's default sqlite3 package, including support for complex table transformations, automatic table creation from J...

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sqlite-utils 4.0rc1

Release: sqlite-utils 4.0rc1

See sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 adds migrations and nested transactions.

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